THE WASHINGTON MANUAL OF OUTPATIENT INTERNAL MEDICINE
Second Edition
Executive Editor
Thomas M. De Fer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship and the ACES Program
Division of Medical Education, Department of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri
Editor
Heather F. Sateia, MD
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Medical Education, Department of Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, Missouri
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Second edition
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The Washington manual of outpatient internal medicine / [executive editor] Thomas M. De Fer ; editor, Heather Sateia. Second edition.
p. ; cm.
Manual of outpatient internal medicine
Complemented by: Washington manual of medical therapeutics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4511-4327-0 (alk. paper)
I. De Fer, Thomas M., editor.II. Sateia, Heather F., editor.III. Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). Department of Medicine, issuing body.IV. Washington manual of medical therapeutics. Complemented by (work):V. Title: Manual of outpatient internal medicine.
[DNLM:1. Ambulatory CareHandbooks.2. Internal MedicinemethodsHandbooks. WB 39]
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